terug naar de liedtekstenindexTeddy Bear's Picnic m: John Walter Bratton (1907), t: Jimmy Kennedy (1932) Henry Hall & His Orchestra (1932)
If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise If you go down in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise For ev'ry bear that ever there was Will gather there for certain because Today's the day the teddy bears have their pi-ic-ni-nic
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Every teddy bear, who's been good, is sure of a treat today There's lots of wonderful things to eat, and wonderful games to play Beneath the trees, where nobody sees They'll hide and seek as long as they please That's the way the teddy bears have their pi-ic-ni-nic
Picnic time for teddy bears The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today Watch them, catch them unawares And see them picnic on their holiday See them gaily gad about They love to play and shout, they never have any ca-ares At six o'clock their mammies and daddies will take them home to bed Because they're tired little teddy bea-ears
If you go down in the woods today, you better not go alone It's lovely down in the woods today, but safer to stay at home For ev'ry bear that ever there was Will gather there for certain because Today's the day the teddy bears have their pi-ic-ni-nic
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Dit nummer tel je in 2/4 (1-e-2-e) of 4/4 maat (1-e-2-e-3-e-4-e), slow swing. Telkens als er een akkoord staat is dat op een tel: 1, 2 of 1, 2, 3, 4. Dat geldt ook voor de instrumentale break.
Ik hoorde dit nummer voor het eerst in de prachtige televisieserie The Singing Detective van Dennis Potter. De BBC zond de serie voor het eerst uit in 1983. In Nederland werd de serie door de VPRO uitgezonden in 1986.